Dicker — ist der Name folgender Personen: Cintia Dicker (* 1986), brasilianisches Model Friedl Dicker Brandeis (1898–1944; gebürtig Friedl Dicker), österreichische Malerin, Kunsthandwerkerin und Innenarchitektin Gary Dicker (* 1986), irischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dicker — Dick er, n. [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}.] 1. The number or quantity of ten,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dicker — Dick er, v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] Ready to dicker. and to swap. Cooper … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dicker — ☆ dicker [dik′ər ] vi. [< dicker, ten, ten hides (as a unit of barter) < ME dycer, akin to Du daker, Ger decher, Dan deger, ult. < L decuria, a division of ten < decem, TEN] to trade by bargaining, esp. on a small or petty scale;… … English World dictionary
dicker — (v.) haggle, bargain in a petty way, 1802, Amer.Eng., perhaps from dicker (n.) a unit or package of tens, especially hides (attested from late 13c.), perhaps from L. decuria parcel of ten (supposedly a unit of barter on the Roman frontier; Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
dicker — ► VERB 1) engage in petty argument or bargaining. 2) toy or fiddle with something. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete dicker «set of ten hides», used as a unit of trade, from Latin decem ten … English terms dictionary
Dicker — Dicker, Gewicht, nach welchem in Großbritannien Häute verkauft werden, 1 D. = 10 Stück, 20 D. = 1 Last … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
dicker — [v] bargain; argue about barter, buy and sell, chaffer, cut a deal*, haggle*, hammer out a deal*, huckster*, negotiate, palter, trade, work out a deal*; concepts 46,330 Ant. agree … New thesaurus
dicker — v. to dicker for; with * * * [ dɪkə] with to dicker for … Combinatory dictionary
dicker — dick|er [ˈdıkə US ər] v [i]informal especially AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from dicker group of ten (animal skins) (11 19 centuries) (from the exchanging of skins for other goods)] to argue about or discuss the details of a sale,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
